Magnitude 7.6 strikes Chile, tsunami warning lifted
By Reuters
26 December 2016 |
4:57 am
Officials remove a tsunami for southern parts of coastal Chile after it was issued following a major 7.6 magnitude earthquake that also promoted some evacuations.
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